Section 3 Symbols
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Clasifications Register Guidance Information - Guidance Notes for the Polar Class Vessel and Criteria for Non-Linear Analysis, January 2022 - Chapter 1 General - Section 3 Symbols

Section 3 Symbols

3.1 Symbols

3.1.1 The symbols used in this document are defined as follows:

= The average pressure in MPa, as defined in Pt 8, Ch 2, 10.8 Pressure within the design load patch 10.8.1 of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022
AF = Area factor, as defined in Pt 8, Ch 2, 10.9 Hull area factors of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 for each hull area
= Design ice patch pressure in MPa, as defined in Ch 2, 4.3 Ice patch load and class factors 4.3.1
= Adjusted design ice patch pressure to be applied to model, as defined in Ch 3, 2.1 Load application 2.1.1
w = Width of the design load patch, wB or wNB, in m, as defined in Pt 8, Ch 2, 10.8 Pressure within the design load patch of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 applicable for each hull area
b = Height of the design load patch, bB or bNB, in m, as defined in Pt 8, Ch 2, 10.8 Pressure within the design load patch of the Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, July 2022 applicable for each hull area
= Closest width of the load patch to the w made with model mesh size in m
= Closest height of the load patch to the b made with model mesh size in m
= Overload capacity factor to define a capacity margin that the primary structure has over the design pressure, .

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